Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays Management Pack Owner's Manual

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DELL(TM) MD STORAGE ARRAY MANAGEMENT PACK SUITE 4.0 FOR MICROSOFT(R)
SYSTEM CENTER OPERATIONS MANAGER 2007 and MICROSOFT(R)
SYSTEM CENTER ESSENTIALS 2007 - README

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Version: 4.0
Release Date: January 2010

This readme provides information on the Dell MD Storage Array
Management Pack Suite version 4.0, which can be imported into
Microsoft(R) System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 SP1/R2 and
System Center Essentials (SCE) 2007 SP1.

This readme contains updated information for the Dell MD Storage
Array Management Pack Suite Version 4.0 for Microsoft System Center
Operations Manager 2007 and System Center Essentials User’s Guide,
and any other technical documentation included with the Dell
Management Pack for Operations Manager.
All references to Operations Manager are also applicable to System
Center Essentials.

NOTE: You cannot apply Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite

4.0 as an upgrade over Dell Management Pack 3.x or any other
previous versions of Dell Management Pack. Importing the Dell MD
Storage Array Management Pack version 4.0 over the Dell Management
Packs version 3.x is not supported.

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The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite v4.0 enables SCOM to
discover and monitor the status of Dell PowerVault(TM) MD3000/MD3000i
and PowerVault MD1000 Storage Arrays that are daisy chained to
MD3000/MD3000i storage arrays, on a defined network segment. This
improved representation, which includes the receipt of failure and
pre-failure alerts, allows you to assess, respond to, and ensure the
availability of Dell MD storage arrays monitored in the SCOM
environment. In addition to improved availability, the management
pack enhances the ability to monitor and manage the hardware in a
single management solution.

This readme contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Installation/Un-Installation

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* Operating System Support

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* Known Issues

* Additional Information

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CRITICALITY
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- Recommended

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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This section provides information about the minimum requirements for
installing and using the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite
version 4.0 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager SP1/R2
and System Center Essentials SP1.

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Requirements
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* Controller Firmware :
The recommended PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i Controller
Firmware(CFW) version is 07.35.31.60. The supported firmware versions
are:
* 07.35.31.60
* 07.35.22.61
* 06.70.17.60

* Storage Array Host Software :
Install the Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) Client on the server
that hosts the PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i storage arrays to discover
the Dell storage device through in-band. The recommended version is

- 03.35.36.49

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Supported Dell Devices
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* Supported Storage Arrays:

• MD3000

• MD3000i

• MD1000 when daisy chained to a MD3000 or MD3000i.

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